"The thirst to know and understand, a large and liberal discontent."

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"Blessed with riches and possibilities far beyond anything imagined by ancestors who tilled the unpredictable soil of medieval Europe, modern populations have nonetheless shown a remarkable capacity to feel that neither who they are nor what they have is quite enough."

Alain de Botton, English Writer

Discontent, Riches, Possibility, Ancestry

"When your focus on earth is only on material things and earthly blessings you will never be satisfied."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Discontent, Focus, Material, Earthly, Satisfaction

"Now is the winter of our discontent."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Discontent, Now, Winter

"Personal discontent and lost illusion is the catalysis and the principal theme for every book ever written. The sign of maturity is when a person finally realizes that they would rather live truthfully than persist indulging his or her comforting delusions."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Discontent, Illusion, Maturity, Truth

"No one is content with his own lot."

Horace, Roman Poet

Discontent, Comparison, Envy, Humanity

"Long, I am woman who speaks but one language, the language of the fall--discontentment and self-condemnation, the critical eye and the never satisfied."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Discontent, Identity, Emotion, Awareness

"In Rome you long for the country. In the country you praise to the skies the distant town."

Horace, Roman Poet

Discontent, Longing, Perspective, Desire

"I hate Hera."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Discontent, Hate, Truth, Regret, Wisdom

"He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another."

Aesop, Greek Author

Discontent, Will

"Humans are forever discontent-always thinking there are better alternatives to their present circumstances."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Discontent, Truth, Wisdom, Regret

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"Hate and mistrust are the children of blindness."

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"Yes, threadbare seem his songs, to lettered ken - they were worn threadbare next the hearts of men."

Men, Songs

"Personally, I do not believe that we shall have greater armaments in the future than we have had in the past. On the contrary, I believe there will be a gradual diminution in this respect."

Future, Past, Respect, Will

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"Blessed with riches and possibilities far beyond anything imagined by ancestors who tilled the unpredictable soil of medieval Europe, modern populations have nonetheless shown a remarkable capacity to feel that neither who they are nor what they have is quite enough."

"When your focus on earth is only on material things and earthly blessings you will never be satisfied."

"Now is the winter of our discontent."

"Personal discontent and lost illusion is the catalysis and the principal theme for every book ever written. The sign of maturity is when a person finally realizes that they would rather live truthfully than persist indulging his or her comforting delusions."

"No one is content with his own lot."

"Long, I am woman who speaks but one language, the language of the fall--discontentment and self-condemnation, the critical eye and the never satisfied."

"In Rome you long for the country. In the country you praise to the skies the distant town."

"I hate Hera."

"He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another."

"Humans are forever discontent-always thinking there are better alternatives to their present circumstances."

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"Hate and mistrust are the children of blindness."

"Yes, threadbare seem his songs, to lettered ken - they were worn threadbare next the hearts of men."

"Personally, I do not believe that we shall have greater armaments in the future than we have had in the past. On the contrary, I believe there will be a gradual diminution in this respect."

"The thirst to know and understand, a large and liberal discontent."

"We hold our hate too choice a thing, for light and careless lavishing."

"Empires dissolve and peoples disappear, song passes not away."